Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge
Place in Indiana listed on National Register of Historic Places / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge is northeast of Rosedale, Indiana. The single span Burr Arch Truss covered bridge structure was built by Joseph A. Britton in 1912.[4][5]
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Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°38′13.45″N 87°15′52.75″W |
Carries | Rosedale-Catlin Road |
Crosses | Big Raccoon Creek, Indiana |
Locale | Parke, Indiana, United States |
Official name | Thorpe Ford Covered Bridge |
Named for | Thorpe Ford |
Maintained by | Parke County |
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Design | National Register of Historic Places |
Total length | 181 ft (55 m)163ft +9ft overhangs on each end |
Width | 16 ft (4.9 m)[2] |
Height | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | Britton, J.A. |
Built | 1912 |
MPS | Parke County Covered Bridges TR |
NRHP reference No. | 78000413 [3] |
Added to NRHP | Dec 22, 1978 |
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[3]